Lake Waxahachie: 73.8% full as of 2026-11-07
Historical Data
| Date | Percent Full |
Mean Water Level (ft) |
Reservoir Storage (acre-ft) |
Conservation Storage (acre-ft) |
Conservation Capacity (acre-ft) |
Surface Area (acres) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 2026-11-07 | 73.8 | 526.71 | 8,739 | 8,157 | 11,060 | 546 |
| Yesterday | 2026-11-06 | 73.8 | 526.72 | 8,744 | 8,162 | 11,060 | 546 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-11-05 | 73.9 | 526.74 | 8,755 | 8,173 | 11,060 | 547 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-10-31 | 74.5 | 526.86 | 8,821 | 8,239 | 11,060 | 550 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-10-07 | 75.8 | 527.13 | 8,971 | 8,389 | 11,060 | 557 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-08-07 | 91.1 | 529.98 | 10,663 | 10,081 | 11,060 | 632 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-05-07 | 86.7 | 529.19 | 10,174 | 9,592 | 11,060 | 610 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-11-07 | 83.3 | 528.56 | 9,794 | 9,212 | 11,060 | 595 |
*
Percent Full is based on Conservation Storage and Conservation Capacity and doesn't account for storage in flood pool.
**
Values above, including today's are averaged conditions. For near real-time instantaneous water level, see table below or the interactive map viewer.
Most Recent Instantaneous Water Level
| Date/time |
Water Level (ft) |
Conservation Pool Elevation (ft) |
Height Above Conservation Pool (ft) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most recent | 2026-11-07 09:30 | 526.72 | 531.50 | -4.78 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-11-07 08:30 | 526.70 | 531.50 | -4.80 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-11-07 07:30 | 526.72 | 531.50 | -4.78 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-11-07 03:30 | 526.72 | 531.50 | -4.78 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-11-06 21:30 | 526.71 | 531.50 | -4.79 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-11-06 09:30 | 526.72 | 531.50 | -4.78 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-11-05 09:30 | 526.72 | 531.50 | -4.78 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1956-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Dead pool elevation | 498.75 ft above NGVD29 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 531.50 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 541.50 ft above NGVD29 |
| Conservation pool elevation | 531.50 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
2000-07-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
2020-07-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
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| Data Source | USGS:08063600 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08063600 |
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